Blotter-holder.



W. M. RHOADS.

BLOT-TER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED sEPT.'2 1915.

1,299,614, Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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WILLIAM M. RHOADS, 015 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BLOT'IER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

Application filed September 2, 1915. Serial No. 48,611.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM M. RHoAos, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan,

form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to blotter holders and its object is a simple andinexpesive device having blotter engaging portions and an additionalportion providing a hand hold so formed as to provide a support for abutton or the like bearing advertising matter. A further object is aholder of a single piece of wire having spring loop portions providedwith guides facilitating the insertion of a blotter or other papersbetween the loop portions and having a portion at a right angle theretoproviding a hand hold. These and other objects and the various novelfeatures of construction are hereinafter more fully described andclaimed and shown in the accompanying drawing of the preferred form ofthe invention in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device asapplied to a blotter or the like.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the reverse side of the device.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 4 is an elevation thereof showing the spring loop portions.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawing andspecification.

The device in its preferred form is made of a single piece of wire andas shown in Fig. 3, the opposite end portions, near the extreme ends,are formed into double coils 1 and 2, there being practically two turnsof the wire at each point as indicated in Fig. 4. The extreme ends 8 and4 of the wire extend at an angle from the adjacent coiled portionextending forward thereof as indicated and serve as guides in placingthe device on a blotter or the like to more readily insert the samebetween the coils. To further facilitate introduction of the paperbetween the coils the lower turn of each coil to which the guideportions 3 and 4 are connected is preferably formed at a slight angle tothe upper turn of the coil in ea h instance,

respectively, as is indicated in Fig. 4. The turns of the coil areotherwise closely in contact so that on inserting paper between theturns'it is securely held inplace.

The central portion of the wire is also formed-into a ring orloop 5 atright angles to the plane occupied by the coils l and 2 as indicated inFig. 4:. This loop portion 5 is connected with the coils 1 and 2 by thestraight portions 6 and 7 respectively, spaced from the loop portion 5as is indicated in Fig. 3 by means of the integral bent portions 8 and9. The reason for thus spacing the loop 5 from the portions 6 and 7connecting the same with the coiled portions 1 and 2 is to provide aspring loop adapted to form a support for a flanged button indicated bydotted lines at 10 in Figs. 3 and 4 and shown in position in Figs. 1 and2. This button is of the ordinary type having a rearwardly inturnedportion or flange ll spaced from the front of the button and providing achannel for the spring loop 5 in which it is adapted to engage as shownmore particularly in Fig. 1. The bent portions 8 and 9 are so formed asto pass over the flange 11 of the button as indicated. It is to beunderstood, however, that this central portion may be formed in anyconvenient manner to hold a disk or other device similar to a button onwhich advertising matter may be placed, and by the use of a button ordisk as stated, a convenient and serviceable hand hold is provided.

The device may be conveniently made of several parts but the preferableform of the device, as indicated in the drawings, is a single piece ofwire, which it is understood may be either round, square or flat havingblotter engaging portions with guides to facilitate insertion of'theblotter into the engaging portions, and a hand hold extendingsubstantially at a right angle to the plane of the blotter engagingportions.

Having thus briefly described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States'is- 1. A blotter holderconsisting of a single piece of spring wire formed near the ends in apair of spaced coils of more than a single turn positioned in ahorizontal plane, the extreme ends of the wire extending forwardly andoutwardly therefrom forming guides for the insertion of the blotterbetween the said turns, a central spring loop portion extending at aright angle to the plane of and between the blotter holding coils, thesaid central loop being connected with the coils by similar rearwardlyand downwardly bent integral parts adapting the loop to be insertedwithin the shell of a button. 7

2. A blotter holder consisting of a single piece of spring wire formednear the ends in a pair of spaced coils of more than a single turnpositioned in a horizontal plane, the eX- trelne ends of the wiresextending forwardly and outwardly from the coils at an angle to theplane thereof providing guides for the insertion of a blotter betweenthe said turns, the wire intermediate the coils being formed in acentral loop portion extending at a right angle to the plane of thecoils providing a Copies of this patent may be obtained for hand holdsubstantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A blotter holder consisting of a single piece of spring Wire formedto provide a hand hold and a blotter engaging portion said blotterengaging portion being formed by a coil of more than a single turnintermediate the hand hold and terminal end of the wire, the terminalend extending forwardly from the back of the lower turn of the coilsubstantially on a tangent to the coil and in the plane thereofproviding a guide for the insertion of a blotter between the turns ofthe coil.

' In testimony whereof, I sign thisspecifi cation.

WILLIAM M. RHOADS.

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